Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Meister%27s_Apprenticeship

Release date is 2000-09-01

This etext was prepared by Michael Pullen

"Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre — Band 1" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a Bildungsroman published in 1795-96. This coming-of-age novel follows Wilhelm Meister, a young man desperate to escape the mundane existence of bourgeois business life. Captivated by theater since childhood, Wilhelm pursues his passion through a failed romance and theatrical ambitions. His journey of self-realization leads him through love, disappointment, and encounters with mysterious wandering performers, ultimately drawing him toward the enigmatic Tower Society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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